Frist Gala

It is with deep regret that we announce the cancellation of the 2020 Frist Gala. In light of the COVID-19 health crisis, we feel that canceling this year’s event is the wisest course of action.

This year’s event would have been the 17th annual Frist Gala, celebrating the museum’s presentation of J.M.W. Turner: Quest for the Sublime, organized in cooperation with Tate. Co-chairs Jody Hull and Lise Morrow worked tirelessly to create what would have been a spectacular Gala.

We would like to express our gratitude to our 2020 Patrons, including our Patron Party hosts: Laura and Jon Foster, Gwen and Frank Gordon, Corinne and Brock Kidd, Dorothy and Clay Sifford, and Jennifer and John Steele. We also thank our corporate underwriters for their generosity.

The Frist Gala raises approximately 25 percent of the Frist Art Museum’s annual contributed funds, which go toward the museum’s mission of presenting and originating high-quality exhibitions with related educational programs and community outreach activities. As we cancel the museum’s largest fundraising event, we ask that you consider making a gift in lieu of the tickets you would have purchased or making a general donation of any size. Follow the links below to make your gift.

As our world rapidly changes around us, we are reminded of the power of art to inspire, comfort, and reflect. Along with the Frist Gala co-chairs and committee, we thank you for your support. We are looking forward to the day we can once again welcome you through our doors.

Questions? Contact:
Alyssa Blades
615.744.3963.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, the Frist Art Museum is a 501(c)3 nonprofit art exhibition center dedicated to presenting and originating high-quality exhibitions with related educational programs and community outreach activities. The Frist Art Museum offers the finest visual art from local, regional, national, and international sources in a program of changing exhibitions that inspire people through art to look at their world in new ways.